Holokai
Aquarium Advice Regular
Well, I'm giving up SW for the time being, and hoping I have better luck with FW. Always wanted some cichlids anyways .
So, my equipment list is as follows -
2 Emperor 400s
2 250w 15000k MH (or 2 10000k, have the bulbs)
2 40w Fluorescent
200w Heater
2 Maxijet 1200
1 Maxijet 600
75 gallon tank
I would like to end up with a heavily planted tank, with african cichlids.
I have access to south down sand (aragonite, oolitic) and was thinking of using it as the substrate. Does sand work well in FW tanks? in planted tanks?
I posted this question already in another thread (whoops) but I'll ask it again - are the MH lamps too much? I hope not, I only spent the net income of Texas on them.
I've heard that driftwood can turn the water in a tank yellow. Yet I've seen a lot of tanks around on these boards with driftwood in them... is there a "curing" process involved?
Thanks for any advice.
- Chris
So, my equipment list is as follows -
2 Emperor 400s
2 250w 15000k MH (or 2 10000k, have the bulbs)
2 40w Fluorescent
200w Heater
2 Maxijet 1200
1 Maxijet 600
75 gallon tank
I would like to end up with a heavily planted tank, with african cichlids.
I have access to south down sand (aragonite, oolitic) and was thinking of using it as the substrate. Does sand work well in FW tanks? in planted tanks?
I posted this question already in another thread (whoops) but I'll ask it again - are the MH lamps too much? I hope not, I only spent the net income of Texas on them.
I've heard that driftwood can turn the water in a tank yellow. Yet I've seen a lot of tanks around on these boards with driftwood in them... is there a "curing" process involved?
Thanks for any advice.
- Chris